Page Updated: Thursday, April 30, 2026 5:15 AM ET

Boston Globe - Entertainment

'Daughter of the Regiment' is several gunpowder barrels' worth of laughs - Boston Lyric Opera's Donizetti rom-com opera is delightful fun.

15 hours ago

'Rest in power': Ayo Edebiri talks chaotic Fung Wah Boston bus rides, Celtics pride with Seth Meyers -- The Dorchester native opened up to fellow New Englander Seth Meyers about the infamous bus company, the Celtics, and more.

19 hours ago

The rowdy colonists you never heard of, and how they might have changed the world

2 minutes ago

'Mormon Wives' star Taylor Frankie Paul and ex-partner push for protective orders against each other - Both Paul and her former partner, Dakota Mortensen, have asked a Utah court to turn short-term protective orders into long-term arrangements as the two have accused each other of domestic violence.

4 hours ago

BOOKS -- Local bestsellers for the week ended April 26 -- Based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the New England Independent Booksellers Association and IndieBound.

4 hours ago

DON AUCOIN REVIEW -- Meager rations aboard the ship in 'The Secret Sharer' -- The play is based on Joseph Conrad's novella of the same name.

15 hours ago

Why isn't there a 'Real Housewives of Boston'?

29 days ago

Six notable New England references from Noah Kahan's new album

17 hours ago

ODIE HENDERSON REVIEW | ★★★ -- Satan returns to the runway in 'The Devil Wears Prada 2′ -- Meryl Streep's Miranda Priestly is back to torment Anne Hathaway's Andy in this entertaining sequel.

14 hours ago

CHRIS VOGNAR REVIEW -- Apple TV's New England horror comedy 'Widow's Bay' strikes the perfect tone -- The new show, from "The Heat"'s Katie Dippold, stars Matthew Rhys as a small town mayor determined to turn his island home into a tourist attraction despite various supernatural horrors.

13 hours ago

Rachel Dratch of 'SNL' fame to deliver keynote speech at Dartmouth's commencement - The Lexington, Mass., native announced her selection with a video in which she dressed up as Dartmouth's president. Of course.

18 hours ago

BOOK REVIEW - Male loneliness and political angst take center stage in Strout's latest - Strout has always been unafraid to go to the darkest places in human experience, confronting hideous abuse, unfathomable suffering, and profound despair with unflinching honesty. That being said, this is by far her bleakest book.

19 hours ago

'The O.C.' star Ben McKenzie wants you to know: 'Everyone Is Lying to You for Money' -- The actor, a former econ major, has a new and effective documentary about the risks of cryptocurrency.

5 days ago

New docs on Jerry West and the 'Jail Blazers' arrive in time for NBA Playoffs -- Catch up with a couple of recent documentaries, one a story of tormented heroism, one not so much, both worth watching.

9 days ago

'Lorne' is a superficial portrait of a comedy legend -- You'd think you'd learn something about "SNL" creator Lorne Michaels from this documentary. But NOOOOO!

14 days ago

How Boston's fringe theater companies are making it work

4 hours ago

After years of shaping Boston rock, Tanya Donelly and Chris Brokaw go medieval

13 hours ago

Historic home tours are amping up as America's 250th anniversary approaches. Here's a few spots to check out.

18 hours ago

Jon Hamm tells Amy Poehler that he 'was making fun of' Ben Affleck with his Boston accent in 'The Town'

1 day ago

Vivo Performing Arts announces 2026-27 season

1 day ago

Doug Allan, polar cameraman for David Attenborough's films, dies at 74

1 day ago

Red Sox announce limited edition jerseys, trivia, and more for 'Heated Rivalry' Night

1 day ago

A portrait of the artist in the Hebrides

19 hours ago

Internal memo offers glimpse into BSO's turmoil: 'Business as usual will no longer suffice'

19 hours ago

A Beatles 'butcher' cover, an iconic Ramones portrait, and more are on display in 'Cover Stories'

23 hours ago

Marc Minkowski to be Boston Baroque's second-ever music director

1 day ago

A Shakespearean scholar spent a year in Stephen King's private archive. Now she's sharing what she found.

1 day ago

Meet Everett-bred 'Beaches' musical producer Jennifer Maloney-Prezioso

1 day ago

How Apple TV's 'Widow's Bay' tips its hat to 'Jaws'

1 day ago

An ocean of feeling in SpeakEasy's 'Swept Away'

1 day ago

Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the 1960s bee-hived pop band the Ronettes, dies

2 days ago

Matthew Rhys, 'Widow's Bay' stars on why Massachusetts was the perfect place to film Apple TV's new series

2 days ago